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Boris Anisfeld
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description
- Boris Anisfeld
- Reflection (Self-Portrait)
- Signed Boris Anisfeld and dated 1946 (lower left); titled and inscribed 31 x 40 (1962) (on the reverse)
- Oil on canvas
- 40 by 31 in.
- 101.6 by 78.7 cm.
- Painted in 1946.
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Sale: MacDougall's, London, June 12, 2008, lot 134
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Sale: MacDougall's, London, June 12, 2008, lot 134
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
Eckart Lingenauber and Olga Sugrobova-Roth, Boris Anisfeld: catalogue raisonné, Düsseldorf, 2011, P404, illustrated p. 159
Condition
The canvas is unlined. The picture surface is in generally good condition aside from some very minor losses to the impasto near the upper right edge. Under UV: there is a small line of craquelure approximately 1 inch in length that has been inpainted in the lower right quadrant. Some of the darks in the lower left quadrant also appear to have been strengthened.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.